top of page 17 September 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has officially opened extensions to two segregated pedestrian and cycle routes in West Cork. The ribbons were cut on the walkways in Clonakilty and Bandon by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley; Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy... Read More
top of page 27 June 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Councillor Mary Linehan Foley Elected Mayor of the County of Cork Independent Councillor Mary Linehan Foley has been elected as the new Mayor of the County of Cork. She was nominated by Councillor Alan Coleman and seconded by Councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy. The Youghal native... Read More
top of page 29 May 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Nominations closed for the 2024 Clonakilty Mayoral Election at 5.30pm last Saturday evening, and three members of the Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage Mayoral Sub Committee met at O’Donovan’s Hotel, where the sealed nomination papers were opened and contents recorded. In total, 24 nomination papers had been... Read More
top of page 28 April 2024 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork claims control of harbour, in annual symbolic tradition In a ceremony known as Throwing the Dart, each year the Lord Mayor throws a dart into Cork Harbour at its boundaries, to symbolise the city’s control over the port.
top of page 4 March 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, is leading a delegation to New York and Cork’s sister city of San Francisco as part of Cork City’s longstanding engagements with US partners in advance of St. Patrick’s Day. This year marks the 40th, or ruby, anniversary... Read More
top of page 9 February 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy hosted a civic reception for Cork City FC, to mark their 40th anniversary Ten years ago, when the club celebrated its 30th anniversary, it became the first League of Ireland club from the city to do so, so... Read More
top of page 11 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy was this weekpresented with the 2024 Lord Mayoral car, a fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range AWD, by Padraig Duane, Fleet Business Manager of Henry Ford & Son Ltd. This is the third year that an... Read More
top of page 3 December 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy recently launched a new Physical Activity Amenity Scheme. Cork City Council and Cork Sports Partnership will support community groups and organisations in Cork City with introducing physical activity or improving facilities and amenities so that they can be... Read More